“True Stories” (1986) By BRANDON CRUZ There are the true stories, the stories we tell and the fog of everything in between. The films this month all circle around the power of stories: their ability to obscure the truth or shift the way we see ourselves. Maybe most of all, stories say that we were here. ‘True Stories’ (1986) Out in the plains of Texas, there is a town called Virgil. There you’ll find a soothsayer, a cowboy looking for love and a woman so rich she never needs

Prime Minster Mark Carney of Canada speaks during an interview in New York, Sept. 23, 2026. As part of an effort to lessen dependence on the United States, Carney has signaled a pivot toward trading partners in Europe and Asia. (Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times) By MATINA STEVIS GRIDNEFF Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada is on a mission to break his country’s dependence on the United States and build deeper trade, defense and cultural ties with European and Asian powers

From left: Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 9, 2026. Speaking in France on Sept. 28, Pope Leo lauded postwar efforts to unify the continent. Experts saw it as a critique of President Trump’s repeated berating of European leaders. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By MOTOKO RICH and MARK LANDLER Pope Leo XIV delivered a lengthy tribute earlier this wee

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after his release in a prisoner swap following 16 months in a Russian prison, Aug. 1, 2024. In an interview, Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months, described his ordeal and the moment that nearly broke him. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By PETER BAKER It took 16 months to get Evan Gershkovich out of a Russian prison. It took many mor

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El director ejecutivo de la Administración de Servicios Médicos de Puerto Rico (ASEM), Regino Colón Alsina, exhortó el martes a donar sangre durante una jornada convocada para apoyar al matrimonio que permanece hospitalizado luego de un accidente de tránsito ocurrido el sábado en Manatí. “Hoy hacemos un llamado especial a la solidaridad del pueblo de Puerto Rico. Detrás de una solicitud de sangre hay pacientes, familias y seres queridos atravesando mo

POR CYBERNEWS PONCE – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón inauguró el martes en Ponce las nuevas instalaciones conjuntas de la Unidad Marítima de CBP Air and Marine Operations y la Oficina de Inspección Residente de la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos, construidas con una inversión de 23.4 millones de dólares. “Como congresista, impulsé esta nueva instalación conjunta del U.S. Coast Guard y CBP en Ponce que le devuelve a ambas agencias federales una sede permanente

Secretary-General António Guterres opens day one of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. For many of the world’s problems, “the United Nations is becoming almost irrelevant,” Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Quiz question: What country surpasses Haiti, Somalia and Congo as a deadbeat and rogue nation? Answer: In the halls of the U

According to MarketWatch, Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Equity Strategist Mike Wilson argued that a pullback in the S&P 500 could be just what the market needs to set up a stronger finish to the year. Mike Wilson’s comments arrive against the backdrop of a dramatic bond market rout that has sent yields surging. The 30-year Treasury yield has reached its highest mark in 22 years, and the 10-year Treasury has not traded at current levels for nearly two decades. As of Tuesday mornin

In an image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast, Coast Guard crews search for missing passengers from a makeshift boat that capsized late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in the waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. At least three people died and 52 were rescued near Mona Island, about 40 miles west of Puerto Rico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (U.S. Coast Guard Southeast via The New York Times) By DAVID OVALLE Coast Guard crews were searchin

Financial Oversight and Management Board Executive Director Robert F. Mujica Jr. (YouTube Live via Financial Oversight and Management Board) By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board has approved more than $2.4 million from Puerto Rico’s Emergency Reserve to begin evaluating whether five inactive Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) public‑supply wells can be restored to service as part of the government’s drought‑response strategy. In a lette